17Defence—aquarium fish

#### 17 Defence—aquarium fish 17 Defence—aquarium fish > For the purposes of section 21 (1) (d) of the Act, it is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under section 19 (3) of the Act (relating to the possession of protected fish) if the person charged satisfies the court that— > > > (a) the fish are of the family *Pegasidae*, *Solenostomidae* or *Syngnathidae*, commonly known as seamoths, ghostpipefish, pipefish, pipehorses, seadragons and seahorses, and > > > (b) the fish are being kept in an aquarium for exhibition or are in the person’s possession for the purposes of sale in the aquarium industry, and > > > (c) the fish were lawfully cultivated in or lawfully taken from waters to which this Act does not apply.